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Articles from our current Special Issue, Unequal Schools and Communities: A Critical Examination of Neoliberal Education Reform, are available for download now! Introduction By Guest Editors: Julia Sass Rubin , Ryan M. Good & Michelle Fine Over the past twenty years, neoliberal education reforms have gained increasing momentum across the United States, emphasizing school choice,… Continue reading Special Issue Preview and Video Presentations, Unequal Schools and Communities: A Critical Examination of Neoliberal Education Reform

Articles from our current Special Issue, Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Shrinking Cities, are available for download now! Introduction By Robert Mark Silverman Shrinking cities are a global phenomenon, with notable examples in Europe, North America, Asia, and other parts of the world. Past research has examined shrinking cities in reference to spatial patterns,… Continue reading Special Issue: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Shrinking Cities

Articles from our current Special Issue, Urban activisim in Eastern Europe and China: Socio-spatial structures and scales of contention, are available for download now! Introduction By Miguel A. Martínez López & Ngai Ming Yip Studies on urban activism, protest, and movements are in an early but promising stage. Recent theoretical developments heeded to resistance strategies,… Continue reading Special Issue: Urban activism in Eastern Europe and China: Socio-spatial structures and scales of contention

Call for Papers Journal of Urban Affairs Special Issue Theme: Understandings of Global South Urbanism: The Identity of African Cities    Guest Editor:  Dr. Patrick Brandful Cobbinah The University of Melbourne, Australia Email: patrick.cobbinah@unimelb.edu.au African cities are at the crossroads of rapid urbanization and climate change. United Nations statistics show that Africa is expected to… Continue reading Call for Papers – The Journal of Urban Affairs Special Issue, Understandings of Global South Urbanism: The Identity of African Cities (Abstract deadline: May 31, 2020)

The Journal of Urban Affairs Special Issue -- Creating Mixed Communities through Housing Policies: Global Perspectives This special edition is calling for contributions that examine the influence of social mix policies utilizing housing on communities in different countries and contexts.  The special edition will be guest edited by Iris Levin (Swinburne University, Australia), Anna Maria… Continue reading Call for Papers – The Journal of Urban Affairs Special Issue, Creating Mixed Communities through Housing Policies: Global Perspectives (Abstract deadline: March 31, 2020)

Guest Editor: Jonathan Davies This issue arises from a cross-national study of urban austerity governance after the global financial crisis. The research was undertaken between 2015 and 2018 in the eight cities of Athens (Greece), Baltimore, Barcelona, Greater Dandenong (Melbourne), Dublin, Leicester, Montreal, and Nantes. The issue comprises eight case study–based papers, together with an… Continue reading Special Issue: Worlds of Austerity: Governance and Resistance in Eight Cities

This Special Issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs presents a set of articles regarding rural migrants in transitional Chinese cities, with a focus on marginality, agency, and social justice. . Below you will find the table of contents and links to the eight articles in the issue. All articles currently have free access and… Continue reading Enjoy temporary free access of our new Special Issue, Rural Migrants in Transitional Chinese Cities: Marginality, Agency, and Social Justice

This Special Issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs presents a set of articles regarding new urban governance. Below you will find the table of contents and links to the seven articles in the issue. All articles currently have free access and are available to read. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. New urban governance: A review… Continue reading Enjoy temporary free access of our new Special Issue: New Urban Governance

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 15, 2018 Call for Papers: JUA Special Issue Black Meccas of the South The Journal of Urban Affairs invites article submissions for a special issue on “Black Meccas of the South,” guest edited by Kali-Ahset Amen (Emory University) and Deirdre Oakley (Georgia State University). Employing an inter-American framework to interrogate and reposition the… Continue reading CALL FOR PAPERS: JUA Special Issue on Black Meccas of the South